Poultry-feeding device



' May 31, 1927.

1,630,831- c. a. CLOWARD, JR

POULTRY FEEDING bEVIOE Filed 001" 26, 1925 6 .57. C/on/k/"af el I m Mu Pra Marsh-"1927;;

grontmas mm i an, orirnvsoaif,;iiiriin Anima on fi af= m rjzeg1:225. jsgii islvoi.eeeeiif 1 Thisinventi'on relates to improvements in poultry feeding devices, and is more 'par-..v

ticiilarly'adapted to one par-ticularly :for use inlfeeding babychicksr I One of the important ob]ects of. the present invention isto-provide'a poultry feedingdjevice "which includes a closed receptacle havin'ga-series of spaced openings provided in the sides thereof ino'rder that the poultry may gain access-to the food Or-IWa-ter. con-P tained within the receptacle, 1 means being provided "for cooperation with the openings for iiedu'cin'g the size thereof so thatvery young baby'chickscan only place their "headsthrough the restricted openings in order to obtain thej'food or water contained w i v 1 faceof the. side wall of the receptacle the receptacle so that there Wi'll' be no I possibility'of such chic'k's entering thetre ceptacle, through the openings.

. .Arfurther objectis to provide alpoultry feeding device of the above mentioned character .Qwherein. saidfai'orementioned, means may ,be gradually raised to; gradually un- I cover the Openings as V the baby chicks gro w olderso asto permit the chicks to" place the r heads through the several open ngs to gain access tojthe. feed or waterwithin the re- 'ce'ptacle. i A still further ob ect is to provide a 'poulcharacter which is simplein 'construction,

designed. i l I i Inthe accompanying draw ng forming a part of this-application and in which like numerals designate like parts throughout "the same:

. Figure 1 is atop plan vi'ew oi the poultry feeding device embodyingrny lnvention, and r -Figure 2 is a cross sectional view therethrough.

"In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration. is shown the preferredgem- -bodiment' of my invention the numeral 1 I designates a substantially cylindrical re-' Iceptacle formed of galvanized sheet metal,

' the top thereof being closed as illustratedat' 2. The receptacle is'provided with a substantially conical shaped bottom 3.whereby the feed when placedjin'the receptacle willby gravitybe delivered to the side ofthe receptacle so that the poultry may'reach the feed when theirheads are placed through;

annulareerie :of relativ I ings: 7 arealso; ior ned 'inthe' side wall of try feeding device of the above mentioned the receptacle; 1

p of th j e p a ei f'p t v dfi. a

with}a central; oopeninggfi .whereby the feed be p1acedfwithinthefreceptacle A suitable closureifi is ;.provjdgdfif th ipg '5 as "clearly illustrated ia r ree -An small vent fopien the receptacle adjacent the top fthereof; A.

ab i iamt i a ly Opposed handles) 8 "areproyrdedat the/fsides--of ;tl efffed ptgg1e I v todac'i-lltaitezthe"cari-yii ofiflh a e-f i preventing {unnecessary waste} of tliefifeed when the Lpoultry remove theirfhead irom within'ithe receptacle.through' the pe' s 4. ?"1h1sfiange maybe termed' a 'guarcl n receptacle, and" will only -be "permitted to place their heads through the openings in order togain access to the food contained within the receptacle, I have provided simmeans .being presently. apparent; 5 H

The aforementioned means comprises a 'met'allic band 10, the same beingiof 'aiwidth slightlyles's than the diameter ofthej open- 'ings 4, and this band is further of a diameter.

slightly greater than the diameter of the.

cylindrical receptacle 1; as is clearly shown in Figure 2. Theband10 is adapted forjf @117? ne 'i ha such. hick canno entrain-the vertical slidable movement on jthe'iouter face of the sidewall ofthe receptacle and is i i I adapted to partially cover theopeni g j i 1.00

the manner shown in Figure 2.- For the purpose of holding the band 110 in itsproper adjusted position with respect to'the opening 4, I provide the. thumb screws 1'1, the same being threaded through suitable; threadedopenings provided therefor inithe .band'at spaced intervals, and theinner. ends I of these thumb screws engage the outer face 'ofthe sidewall ofthe receptacle. 3 I It is obvious that as the-band 10 isfraise d;

i thev 'clistztn'ce hetweeii' thelevfeie'edge of the band end -the bottem co rlower portions of Iuse. In this manner, the unnecessary Waste manner as heretofore "desci-ibetllf, H It W111 thus be. seer -j'f cm; the; fo'l egeing of. feed .Will be prevented and furthermore i the feed will be"? kept Within'gthe receptacle in a clean and rwhelesome stete.

The" receptacle ,mayeiso. be filled with Water when itisdesirecljto;' ise" the same as a drinking fountaifi-,fahd the loaded .10 will. coopemte vi'th' "the openings, eiihl the Seine Vice is constructed enable thelsa'me tc be easily and Ji eziclily filled Land furthermore permits the-ready ahdaeasyedju stment of thefbdn'cl onQt-h'e' receptacle.

- iWhil, 1' have'fshown: the rfeifredEm ihd diineiit of theiiitlention it is to be ,Under stood that miiiei' charige's in the Size; shape and arrangement of parts, may be esoi'ted t0 withbutidep rtingwfrom the spirit of the i vention fandthe scope of the appended claims" 7 H i described the invent-i01 h r ltry ffeeding .{deyice h sbee provided'Whmh villenable, 'pe ltrly 1,,to geinrtccess to thefeejd Withi'nthere cep- 'tacle' ithout any p ssibi'lit-y of enterihg thel "receptacle, The'simplicity in which my I dea Le ters P t' L I claim 3 as new and clesire ltef j 1."Apoiiltry feedingfdevicei ceinpic isiiigsg cyllncl'rlcal receptacle rprovicled'gwithjjct' series 7 o'fmsp'acecl opehingsjm ithe "s desitheieofyanf I Q annular guard flange arranged onst hein n er faceof-the sides of-the receptzycle'at, a' poirit ducingthe size of said open ngs, said means comprising .a ban cl'e circlingthe receptacle, 'isaiclbanclbeingc fi ef x v idth Slightly less than the diameter of mid openings, "and adapted to partiallycoverthe openingslsaid band being acleptecl fer yei ticel f slidable inibye- 1 nient.

. i peultfy fe'aihg' deviae' of he dis; 1 zcles cribed comprising a closed, cyli diiical receptacle, the; bottom @thefeof "being conical closure f'the refcr, the side all of; the re'cep was being provided' With 2p series of spaced Sh d, h p f a d. r ep eleb n provided-With err-central filling pening,' ;a;

openings, guard fla-nge arrehged On: the

iinn'ei. face (if the sidewall" and arranged circlingzthereceptacle"andadaptecl'f r'vertis V i i cal movement with respec'tto thefeeeptz'xele,

said b ancl being cf a' wiclthg slightly "less:

than the diameter "s ai-icl fepeiiings" adapted to partially cover the ope ings' fori reducing the size thefeo'f a'ncl thuihlciscrews associated. with tlieib'ai cl and adapfiel for engagement the'cuteif face Cfth'e side 7 Wall of the receptacleffc holding thebend "stecl-Hposi'ti'en's'Withjreepect,

in various alclj t0 the openings;

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